Muscat
Elevation 69 m23.61° N, 58.59° E
Travel not advised
The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country. The advice is for the country: it holds here too.
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When to go?
Mean 21 °C, 2 rain days in the month (15 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 24 °C
Mean 22 °C, 1 rain day in the month (10 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 24 °C
Mean 25 °C, 1 rain day in the month (15 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 25 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 28 °C
Mean 29 °C, 1 rain day in the month (4 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 27 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 32 °C
Mean 33 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Extreme heatnights at 29 °C
Mean 33 °C, it hardly ever rains (8 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 31 °C
Against
- Extreme heatnights at 30 °C
Mean 33 °C, it hardly ever rains (2 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 31 °C
Against
- Extreme heatnights at 30 °C
Mean 31 °C, it hardly ever rains (0 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 34 °C
Mean 31 °C, it hardly ever rains (0 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 29 °C, it hardly ever rains (3 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 26 °C, 1 rain day in the month (8 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 29 °C
Mean 23 °C, 1 rain day in the month (9 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 26 °C
The best months are December–February. Ideal for the sea: all year. Avoid March–November (hot, at times extreme heat).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Gulf of Oman
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Oman (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Oman (°C)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.5 °C; in the last ten years by +0.8 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+1.1 °C), coldest: 1950 (−0.6 °C).
February and April warmed the most (+1.0 and +0.9 °C), July the least (−0.1 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, 27 °C) begins 6 days earlier and ends 6 days later.
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.
The sea, then and now
+0.4 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990